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Medically documenting disability in ME/CFS cases [US]

Medically Documenting Disability in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) cases, by Barbara Comerford and Richard Podell in Front. Pediatr. 7:231, 2 July 2019 [doi: 10.3389/fped.2019.00231]   Article introduction: Patients with severe myalgic encephalomyelitis/Chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) experience debilitating physical and … Continue reading

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Mediating relatedness for adolescents with ME: reducing isolation through minimal interactions with a robot avatar

Mediating relatedness for adolescents with ME: Reducing isolation through minimal interactions with a robot avatar, by Alma Leora Culen, Jorun Borsting, William Odom in Proceedings of the 2019 on Designing Interactive Systems Conference, Pages 359-371 Abstract: This paper discusses how … Continue reading

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Illness duration, mood and symptom impact in adolescents with CFS/ME

Illness duration, mood and symptom impact in adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome/ myalgic encephalomyelitis?, by Francesca K Neale, Deborah Christie, Dougal S Hargreaves, Terry Y Segal in Archives of Disease in Childhood, Jun 13 2019 Letter excerpt: Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis … Continue reading

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Clinical symptoms & markers of disease mechanisms in adolescent chronic fatigue following Epstein-Barr virus infection

Clinical symptoms and markers of disease mechanisms in adolescent chronic fatigue following Epstein-Barr virus infection: an exploratory cross-sectional study, by Miriam Skjerven Kristiansen, Julie Stabursvik, Elise Catriona O’Leary, Maria Pedersen, Tarjei Tørre Asprusten, Truls Leegaard, Liv Toril Osnes, Trygve Tjade, … Continue reading

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Comparison of differential metabolites in urine of the middle school students with CFS before & after exercise

Comparison of differential metabolites in urine of the middle school students with chronic fatigue syndrome before and after exercise [Article in Chinese], by Chi AP, Wang ZN, Shi B, Yang XF, Min RX, Song J in Zhongguo Ying Yong Sheng … Continue reading

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Associations between autonomic & orthostatic self-report and physician ratings of Orthostatic Intolerance in youth

Associations between autonomic and orthostatic self-report and physician ratings of Orthostatic Intolerance in youth, by Katlin R Schultz, Ben Z Katz, Neil R Bockian, Leonard A Jason in Clinical Therapeutics 2019 Research abstract: Purpose: There is no known biological marker or physical assessment … Continue reading

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School functioning in adolescents with CFS

School Functioning in Adolescents With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by Sarah Jenette Knight, Jennifer Politis, Christine Garnham, Adam Scheinberg and Michelle Anne Tollit in Front. Pediatr., 16 October 2018   Research abstract: Background: It is well known that adolescents with chronic … Continue reading

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The importance of accurate diagnosis of ME/CFS in children & adolescents: a commentary

The importance of accurate diagnosis of ME/CFS in children and adolescents: a commentary, by Keith J Geraghty and Charles Adeniji in Frontiers in Pediatrics [Preprint December 31, 2018] Article abstract: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a chronic illness that causes … Continue reading

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“It’s not one size fits all”; the use of videoconferencing for delivering therapy in a Specialist Paediatric CFS Service

“It’s not one size fits all”; the use of videoconferencing for delivering therapy in a Specialist Paediatric Chronic Fatigue Service by Andrew Haig-Ferguson, Maria Loades, Charlotte Whittle, Rebecca Read, Nina Higson-Sweeney, Lucy Beasant, Jennifer Starbuck, Esther Crawley in Internet Interventions Volume 15, … Continue reading

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